Test 1

101. A free gift will be provided with every purchase of NT 500 or more for a _____ period of time.  (A) limit (B) limited (C) limiting (D) limitation

102. The Youth Club has arranged for card members to receive one thousand dollars of _____ life insurance. (A) compliant (B) complimentary (C) comprehensible (D) compromise

103. Any person who is _____ in applying the position of professional secretary should send his or her resume and three references to the personnel director.   (A) interesting (B) interest (C) interested (D) interestingly

104. Mr. Lee was very concerned _____ the upcoming board of directors meeting.  (A) to (B) about (C) at (D) on

105. There is no ______ made on weekends because the hotel is almost occupied.  (A) delay (B) violation (C) appointments (D) reservations

106. Employees are ____ that due to new government regulations, there is no smoking in the working places. (A) reminded (B) respected (C) reacted (D) remembered.

107. On international shipments, all duties and taxes are paid by the ________.    (A) recipient (B) receiving (C) receipt (D) receptive

108. Because of the _____ weather conditions, Hawaii has an advantage in the production of fruits and the promotion of touring business. (A) favorite (B) favor (C) favorable (D) favorably

109. I has been predicted that an _______ depreciating Taiwan dollars will stimulate exporting business in Taiwan. (A) increased (B) increasing (C) increase (D) increasingly

110. Please present the VIP card, when ______ charges to your room account or making a reservation for sporting facilities. (A) signature         (B) singing     (C) signed (D) sign

111. The firm is not liable for the damage resulting from some conditions ____ its control (A) beyond (B) above (C) more than (D) over

112. Initial _____ concerning the merge of the two banks will be held next Monday at the International Trade Center. (A) negotiations (B) dedications (C) propositions (D) announcements.

113. The corporation, which underwent a major restructuring a couple years ago, ______ steadily for three years.(A) grew (B) had grown (C)has been growing (D) to grow

114. ______ have the marketing competitions been more complicated and subject to change. (A) Mostly (B) Negatively (C) Totally (D) Rarely.

115. All full-time employees are _____ to participate in the health plan, which takes effect on the first day of this month. (A) eligible (B) elevated (C) elicited (D) elected

116. _______ terms of quality and service, the Excellence company surpasses the competition. (A) In        (B) From        (C) By    (D) With

117. The construction of the Rapid Transit System will help the city ________.    (A) diversify (B) clarify (V) verified (D) modified

118. As the airplane is taking off, passengers should return their seat backs to full upright and _______their seat belts. (A) lock (B) fastened (C) fasten(D) secure

119. Making appropriate arrangement for audiovisual equipment in advance is _______ recommended for all seminars. (A)sternly (B) strikingly (C) stringently (D) strongly

120. Be alert –use your eyes, ears, and intuitions when negotiating, and establish good ______ with the other negotiating team..(A) affection (B)compassion (C) rapport (D) friendship

121. Interviewees are given the company brochure to read ____ they are waiting for their interviews. (A) during (B) while (C) nevertheless (D) whereas

122. Stocks usually benefit ____ the January effect, which causes the price of these stocks to rise between November and January. (A) of (B) in (C) for (D) from

123. While working in the trade exhibition, every one is required to wear his or her identification badge at all times so that he or she is _______ as a company employee. (A) recognize (B) recognizing (C) recognizable (D) recognizably

124. Currently, there is an excellent ______ for our society to boost its economic development. (A) popularity (B) regularity (C) opportunity (D) liability

125. It is required to ______ all relevant data to the association ten days prior to the beginning of the conference. (A) emerge (B) substantiate (C) adapt (D) submit

126. It is ______ that Ms. Jin wishes to handle all transactions by herself but it might be better if several people shared the responsibility. (A) admire (B) admiring (C)admirable (D) admired

127. Passengers are reminded to allow for ____ travel time to the airport during the (A) rush hours. (A) addition (B) additive (C) additional (D) adding

128. ____ higher cost this year, attendance at the management training seminar remains above average. (A) Even though (B) Nevertheless (C) Despite (D) Because of

129. Any unsatisfied item must be returned within 30 days and ____ by the original receipt from this store. (A) altered (B) adjusted (C) accompanied (D) aggregated

130. The committee members have approached the proposal with a good deal of ______ because some of the ideas put forward are very controversial. (A) cautious (B) caution (C) cautioned (D) cautiously

131. The salesperson has been negotiating the price and come to his best offer; ________, his client is still not satisfied and tired to bring down the price. (A) however(B) although (C) therefore (D) whereas

132. During this fiscal year, the Twin Head Co. was _______and its production raised from 700 cars a month to 1000 cars a month. (A) widened (B) strengthened (C) amplified (D) enlarged

133. The company is recruiting a regional manager with a starting salary of NT$ 40.000 plus bonus, a prestige car ____ other fringe benefits. (A) or (B) and (C) but (D) nor

134. His credit card was canceled because his monthly payment is several months _________. (A) due (B) overdue.(C) update (D) out of date

135. Northwest Flight 887 from Detroit to Taipei with an intermediate stop in Japan will ________ in 20 minutes.(A) depart (B) abandon (C) hasten (D) advent

136. In addition to its favorable location, the hotel has many _______, including a large indoor swimming pool, sauna, whirlpool, and exercise rooms in a wonderfully exotic décor. (A) amenities (B)appliance (C) appendices (D) approaches

137 An auction for the estate of Dunhill Area has been _____ Saturday, June 20, at 12:00 noon. (A) caught up with (B) called for (C) planned for (D) set for

138. In order to modernize the communications system, our system will be upgraded to handle ten extensions lines, with a built-in answering machine, conference calls and _______features. (A) dialing-speed (B) dial-speed (C) speed-dialing (D) speed-dial.

139. About 500 _______technicians are on strike because more than 8,000 assembly-line workers were laid off. (A) maintenance(B) maintained (C) maintaining (D) sustaining.

140. To add to your account, send a check or money ____ to Smith Funds along with the additional investments form. (A) paid (B) pay (C) payable (D) payment

141. When boarding an airplane, passengers must present their boarding passes to the designate agent at the airport gate.

142. If you need to find a list of books available through the library system, consultation the computer terminal near the reference room on the second floor. .

143. Special care has been made to see if the merchandise has been packed according to the customers’ instruction.

144. The national panel of experts exported that the related authority should continue to investigate the safety standards on a regular base.

145. For each workshop, participator must register and pay prior to the data which the conference begins. .

146. Except we receive a definite commitment by the end of the month, we will be forced to reconsider our original proposal.

147. The Hilton Hotel has a courtesy bus which runs every one hour both to from the airport.

148. One project, proposed by the Ministry of Planning and Investment, it calls for building a new terminal that can process at least eight million passengers a year.

149. According to the company policy, all computer disks, which refer to any computer-data medium, must be scanned immediately upon enter to the building.

150. After an account at Ford’s Mutual Funds has been established, one may purchase additional share by electronic transfer. 

151. There are many aspects of the position which are very appealing to me; but I believer it is in our mutual best interest that I decline your kind offer.

152. The consulting company suggests relocating our headquarter at the suburbs to obtain more spacious space.

153. In the event for any changes need to be made in the product, please inform our office immediately.

154. We appreciate your interest in our programs and look forward to hear from you soon.

155. All the transactions in this bank was handled quickly and efficiently by well-trained tellers.

156. It is recommended that you follow the format show in the sample when preparing an advertisement to be displayed in the magazines.

157. Vivid International has decided to expand its loan to make up with a decline in investment returns.

158. Ms. Chen wrote to the director to complain about the poor services she received during she stay at the hotel.

159. The Howard family were taken surprise when they were told the building they were living in has a severe structural flaw.

160. Mandy’s Café was forced to closed because its inadequate ventilation, improper food storage, and operating without a health department permit.